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Akkithari Idli/Billekadubu translates to round steamed cakes in English. Amma prepared it for breakfast at home. It is not much appreciated by hubby (coz it is not made in my in-law's house) so I don't make it often or I must say that it is made once or twice a year. In short, if u want to give a face lift to your upma (made of rice semolina) try this..

Billekadubu tastes best with Onion chutney and pudina & coriander chutney and that is how amma made them. Here you go with the recipe of kadubu and chutneys.

To make Kadubu you need the following :
Akki thari/Rice Semolina : Rice is washed with water and then spread over kitchen towel to remove the moisture. Dry it in hot sun. Grind it in mixer grinder to make semolina. You need 2 cups of semolina which will make atleast 5-6 big size kadubus.
Water : 4 cups
Oil: 1tbsp
Jeerige/Cumin-1tsp
Vanamenasinakayi/Red Chilli - 2 cut into 1/2" pieces
Karibevu/Curry leaves : 1 line cut into small pieces
Uppu/Salt
Kaayi turi/grated wet coconut - 1/2 cup

How do I make it:
1. Heat oil in a woke/vessel. Add jeera/cumin, red chillies, curry leaves and stirr.
2. Add water and salt.
3. Bring the water to boil. When water starts to boil slowly add rice semolina and stirr.
4. Keep stirring till it becomes thick. Remove from stove top and add grated coconut. Cover and keep till upma cools down.

5. Make small round flat idlis out of upma and place them in a bowl greased with a teaspoon of oil.

6. Pressure cook them in a cooker for 2 whistles. Remove and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

Onion Chutney :Onions : 4 (deskinned and cut into 1/2'' cubes)Redchillies : 4 (roasted in a drop of oil)Tamarind : qty that of a small peasalt(Peanuts : optional, if u r using peanuts fry onions, red chillies and peanuts separately and then grind them together to make chutney)

1. I have not used peanuts here coz amma never added them with onion chutney. Grind all ingrediants together in a mixer grinder. Do not use water to grind the chutney. Water present in onions are enough to make a fine paste. 2. Heat oil in a pan and add the ground chutney to hot oil.3. Fry the chutney till all 3/4th of the moisture from chutney is lost.4. Check for salt levels and adjust with necessary ingrediants.

5. Remove chutney to a bowl and serve with kadubu.

Pudina & Coriander Chutney (P&C Chutney)I feel happy to use vegetables from our kitchen garden. I have pudina plant which we planted newly and they were smiling with fresh leaves which I used for making chutney.

1. Roast green chilles using a drop of oil on a hot pan. Add pudina leaves and continue to roast/fry till the leaves wilt.2. Grind all ingrediants except Huridakadale/pottukadalai/bhunahua chanadal.

3. Add huridakadale when all other ingrediants are finely ground; grind again.4. Add water and grind to make a smooth paste.

Chutney is ready to eat. You can tadkafy chutney by adding mustard, chanadal, urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies and hing to hot oil in the order mentioned.

Serve hot kadubu with onion & P&C chutney. Enjoy!!

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